Front:
AT GOLDFIELD NEVADA.
HISTORY
GOLDFIELD
Originally called "Grandpa" when
Billy Marsh and Harry Stimler
staked out the first claim in
1902,the name was soon changed
when jewelry rock ran $50 to $100
per pound. One carload of 47
tons brought $574.958.00. There
was another boom in 1906 when
lots sold as high as $45,000.00.
NEVADA
Population reached 30,000, mining
production $11,000,000.00 in 1910.
Goldfield's turbulent career saw
the Gans-Nelson prize fight, Nat
Goodwin,Edna Goodrich on the stage
outrageous highgrading by miners,
with resulting strikes and disorders
requiring troops and state police.
Goldfield is said to have been
"the most exciting camp of all time.
Back:
Got this at Gol
Goldfield
coming home from
our trip
trip to Calif.
DEVOLITE
PEERLESS
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